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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> for all the talk about people in washington not working, there is one politician who is really, really working. we are going to tell you who it is next. and after that, you will meet my very favorite person in the white house. i called the car myself. i'll give you a lift, sir. who are you again? daniels, sir. accounts. who's this? this is daniels. key player over in accounts. daniels. director of accounts. [ male announcer ] the all-new nissan sentra. [ daniels ] good luck in there! c'mon, daniels. you're vp of accounts aren't you? [ male announcer ] it makes a powerful first impression. it's our most innovative sentra ever. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a $169-per-month lease
man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> for all the talk about people in washington not working, there is one politician who is really, really working. we...
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at least 427 deaths since sandy hook. as we all know in the wake of that tragedy, there has been call for tougher gun safety measures, but the national rifle association is pushing back. enter color of change. regular viewers of the show will remember that color of change is the advocacy group that got big companies like wal-mart, kraft, coca-cola to drop out of alec that conservative organization that drafts legislation for republican lawmakers. a lot of that is driven by the nra. so color of change is using this nra connection to pressure companies to sever all charges with alex again. leading the charge is rashad robinson. welcome back inside "the war room." >> always great to be with you. >> jennifer: which companies are you partying this time? >> right now we're continuing to look at state farm at&t and also now ebay as well. >> jennifer: ebay? >> exactly. ebay. this california company that seems really innocuous, but they are putting money inside of alex, which has continued to carry water for the nra on a wide rang
at least 427 deaths since sandy hook. as we all know in the wake of that tragedy, there has been call for tougher gun safety measures, but the national rifle association is pushing back. enter color of change. regular viewers of the show will remember that color of change is the advocacy group that got big companies like wal-mart, kraft, coca-cola to drop out of alec that conservative organization that drafts legislation for republican lawmakers. a lot of that is driven by the nra. so color of...
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president obama signed into law a $9.7 billion sandy relief package. it was the first legislative package of the new congress. lawmakers will consider a $51 billion relief bill on january 15th. some people were outraged that house speaker boehner cancelled a vote tuesday on the entire aid package. sandy devastated parts of the northeast more than two months ago. >>> earlier i spoke with our political regulars. both are cnn contributors. a senior writer for espn, anna is a republican strategist. we talked about the fiscal cliff and the strategizing that newt gingrich did this morning on meet the press. he said the process has become a complete diversion from what's really important. >> we're going to spend 60 days or 90 days totally fixated on the media on the next big crisis. and the crisis will go down to the white house, and it will be secret meetings, and we'll produce 2400 pages that no one will have read. >> he called it a distraction. no one really seems happy with what happened or how it happened. is this how things are going to get done in wash
president obama signed into law a $9.7 billion sandy relief package. it was the first legislative package of the new congress. lawmakers will consider a $51 billion relief bill on january 15th. some people were outraged that house speaker boehner cancelled a vote tuesday on the entire aid package. sandy devastated parts of the northeast more than two months ago. >>> earlier i spoke with our political regulars. both are cnn contributors. a senior writer for espn, anna is a republican...
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what about relief for the victims of hurricane sandy? we are going to talk to congressman of new jersey about those who are still waiting for billions that they need. >>> and what about gun regulation in the wake of the newtown tragedy? a first look at what we might see in washington. all of that plus mr. karzai comes to washington with 68,000 americans on the ground in afghanistan right now. how many will there be there 18 months from now? >>> mitch mcconnell leaving new doubt that republicans are ready to play hard ball in the battle over raising the debt ceiling. as president obama returned to washington from hawaii the senate republican leader ruled out raising tax revenues and said the white house should start working with congress immediately to cut spending. the kentucky republican would not rule out shutting down the government. >> it is a shame that we have to use whatever leverage we have in congress to get the president to deal with the biggest problem in the future and that is our excessive spending. >> peter alexander standi
what about relief for the victims of hurricane sandy? we are going to talk to congressman of new jersey about those who are still waiting for billions that they need. >>> and what about gun regulation in the wake of the newtown tragedy? a first look at what we might see in washington. all of that plus mr. karzai comes to washington with 68,000 americans on the ground in afghanistan right now. how many will there be there 18 months from now? >>> mitch mcconnell leaving new...
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at sandy hook elementary. e.j., thanks for joining me. >> good to be with you. happy new year. >> happy new year to you, e.j. how can these republicans vote against sandy relief and they continue to put ideology before people in need. how did they do this? >> well, i don't exactly know. i think it is worth noting that that kinder, gentler phrase came from george h.w. bush. it was a republican sentiment once upon time. it's going all the way back to the beginning of our republic. if there was ever any problem where we really had that great sentiment there but for the grace of god go i, it was on a storm or a natural disaster where it didn't matter whether you lived in new orleans or new york or anywhere else in the country, you knew that could happen to you. i think these right wing republicans, i'll give them credit, they still voted the right way, but these very conservative republicans think even disaster relief has to be offset by other cuts or some of them actually question the federal government's role he
at sandy hook elementary. e.j., thanks for joining me. >> good to be with you. happy new year. >> happy new year to you, e.j. how can these republicans vote against sandy relief and they continue to put ideology before people in need. how did they do this? >> well, i don't exactly know. i think it is worth noting that that kinder, gentler phrase came from george h.w. bush. it was a republican sentiment once upon time. it's going all the way back to the beginning of our...
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the same week we were supposed to vote to provide the victims of hurricane -- superstorm sandy relief -- they're all suffering, millions of folks. a bipartisan bill passed in the senate with over 60 votes. republicans and democrats, to provide the $60 billion in relief that governor cuomo and christie said we need. republicans would not allow the bill to come to a vote. and today we are watching the victims in those four states of new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, and i forgot the fourth state, i apologize, connecticut, suffer as a result of this. >> and why is there no outrage that politicians as usual use a real disaster to lard up a bill with a bunch of special interest gimmes that have nothing to do with the victims of sandy? why isn't there any outrage about that? >> this is the problem. clearly this will distinguish the two parties. that bill, 64% of it did not spend out in the next two years. 31% of it had nothing, nothing, zero to do. the train came through and the boys said, let's throw the pork on the train. it came out of the senate as exactly why the country is now sick.
the same week we were supposed to vote to provide the victims of hurricane -- superstorm sandy relief -- they're all suffering, millions of folks. a bipartisan bill passed in the senate with over 60 votes. republicans and democrats, to provide the $60 billion in relief that governor cuomo and christie said we need. republicans would not allow the bill to come to a vote. and today we are watching the victims in those four states of new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, and i forgot the fourth...
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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. is a fantastic experience. 30 shrimp for $11.99. i can't imagine anything better. you're getting a ton of shrimp, and it tastes really good! [ male announcer ] hurry in to red lobster's 30 shrimp for just $11.99! choose any two of five savory shrimp selections, like mango jalapeÑo shrimp and parmesan crunch shrimp. two delicious shrimp selections on one plate! all with salad and unlimited cheddar bay biscuits. 30 shrimp, just $11.99 for a limited time. wow, that's a lot of shrimp. i'm ryon stewart, i'm the ultimate shrimp lover, and i sea food differently. ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing
man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. is a fantastic experience. 30 shrimp for $11.99. i can't imagine anything better. you're getting a ton of shrimp, and it tastes...
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sandy devastated parts of the northeast two months ago. lawmakers will consider a $51 billion aid package on january 15th. >> half of the residents of long beach, new york, remain homeless and still came out to say good-bye to a landmark. thousands witnessed the start of the demolition of the two-mile long brdwalk, damaged beyond repair by sandy. it will cost an estimated $25 million. the new bored walk should be ready in time for summer. >>> five men accused of brutally gang raping and killing a woman in india will appear in court. the five are charged with murder, rape and kidnapping the 23-year-old woman last month. they will appear in a fast-track court designed to expedite cases. two men are now on their tenth day of a hunger strike in new delhi demanding capital punishment for the accused rapists >>> the man accused in one of the country's worst mass murders goes to court. a judge will decide whether there is enough evidence for 25-year-old james holmes to stand trial. he faces more than 150 counts, including first-degree murder and
sandy devastated parts of the northeast two months ago. lawmakers will consider a $51 billion aid package on january 15th. >> half of the residents of long beach, new york, remain homeless and still came out to say good-bye to a landmark. thousands witnessed the start of the demolition of the two-mile long brdwalk, damaged beyond repair by sandy. it will cost an estimated $25 million. the new bored walk should be ready in time for summer. >>> five men accused of brutally gang...
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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> coming up, with all the numbers being thrown around in the last two weeks during the fiscal cliff negotiations, we thought we'd try to put things into perspective. take a look at these figures. these are the key numbers in simple terms for money that the u.s. takes in and spends roughly every year. you see the amount we spend is greater than the total taxes revenue. and that's the difference between the two, or the money we have to find or borrow to cover our spending. and there's the total debt. $16.4 trillion to the united states government. if we wanted to bring those numbers down to size, say for a family budget by removing some of those down thing zeros, here's what it would look like
man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> coming up, with all the numbers being thrown around in the last two weeks during the fiscal cliff negotiations, we...
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sandy was the biggest hurricane and there will be bigger and bigger ones coming. which is why it's almost more frighten weg almost didn't know about san d's power until it was too late. a new documentary called "coming storms" shows exactly what happened. >> reporter: just a month before sandy, one of those key goes satellites that watches it goes down. >> it was enough uncertainty while we're still in hurricane season that we took the precaution to move the other satellite over. >> reporter: perhaps, some experts say, a foreshadowing. dr. kenneth tremberth says noaa got lucky. they had a backup satellite standing by. >> if there's a major failure of the satellites, that would be a major disaster indeed. we would be blinded in many respects. we would not be able to see what's going on in the season as well as we can now. >> it's pretty amazing. there's some serious questions raised by "cnn presents." this sunday, "the coming storms." our own chad myers is "outfront" tonight. it shoes how bag things might be. what would happen if researchers didn't have that satell
sandy was the biggest hurricane and there will be bigger and bigger ones coming. which is why it's almost more frighten weg almost didn't know about san d's power until it was too late. a new documentary called "coming storms" shows exactly what happened. >> reporter: just a month before sandy, one of those key goes satellites that watches it goes down. >> it was enough uncertainty while we're still in hurricane season that we took the precaution to move the other...
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yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was "i have been inspired by the support and compassion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need." he said at the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without making necessary reforms. and of course he voted no. joining me tonight, "daly show" co-creator lizz winstead. i guess there are no boundaries when it comes to politics in this country. great to have you with us tonight, lizz. >> thanks, ed. >> what do you make of all of this? >> living here, and also when the -- when the tornadoes hit in minneapolis, i was there helping those folks too with a fantastic mayor r.t. rybak. so watching this hit my neighborhood and going to redhook and seeing how people couldn't access a lot of these people. it was really hard. and helping people
yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was "i have been inspired by the support and compassion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need." he said at the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without...
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yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was i have been inspired by the support and cam passion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need. he said at this the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without making necessary reforms. and of course he voted no. joining me tonight, "daly show" co-creator lizz winstead. i guess there are no boundaries when it comes to politics in this country. great to have you with us tonight, lizz. >> thanks, ed. >> what do you make of all of this? >> living here, and also when the -- when the tornadoes hit in minneapolis, i was there helping those folks too with a fantastic mayor r.t. ryeback. so watching this hit my neighborhood and going to redhook and seeing how people couldn't access a lot of these people. it was really hard. and helping
yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was i have been inspired by the support and cam passion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need. he said at this the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without making...
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yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was "i have been inspired by the support and cam passion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need." he said at the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without making necessary reforms. and of course he voted no. joining me tonight, "daly show" co-creator lizz winstead. i guess there are no boundaries when it comes to politics in this country. great to have you with us tonight, lizz. >> thanks, ed. >> what do you make of all of this? >> living here, and also when the -- when the tornadoes hit in minneapolis, i was there helping those folks too with a fantastic mayor r.t. rybak. so watching this hit my neighborhood and going to redhook and seeing how people couldn't access a lot of these people. it was really hard. and helping peopl
yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was "i have been inspired by the support and cam passion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need." he said at the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without...
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there will be no more votes for hurricane sandy until january 15th. last night, john stewart, railed against the hypocrital republicans. >> many are still dealing with the facts of hurricane katrina. >> you vetoed money to reimburse, here is a thought, your constituency in new york, seven months later, it is two months later, instead of a baseline temperature of 60 degrees, it is freezing, and instead of being-- you guys sti couldn't bring yourself to vote for because of a stupid principle that you yourself only occasionally live by. if you can't vote for this, i'm not saying you're responsible for all the problems of the country, but you sure are making them a lot harder to fix. >> there is nothing like john stewart when he is actually mad about something, that is kind of great. >> yeah, he is coming in there, and nailing it, which you can't be half way pregnant, there is no such thing as half way crooks. and you can't be half way conservative when you're conservative when you comes to everybody else, and big into liberal spending when it comes to yo
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so hurricane sandy was a bigger storm than it should have been because it was basically halloween. the storm should not have been blowing up like it did, but the water was still warm and when that happens the potential is always there for it to get bigger. >> all right. thank you very much, chad myers. >> you're welcome. >> you can catch "cnn presents: the coming storms." right here. >>> al gore, the biggest payday. according to the "new york times," the deal will go al gore who owned 20% of the station -- obviously the deal has drawn some criticism. let's start first -- al gore's massive payday. so the former vp has sold a company to al jazeera and the price tag, half a million dollars. according to "the new york times," the deal will give al gore 20%. al gore personally. you can do the math. $100 million payout. he co-formed it. it has struggling viewership. we have the inside story tonight. there's so many parts of this that i find amazing, ironic, fascinating. let's start with the fact that al gore, winner of the nobel peace prize, known as an environmental guy company sold it,
so hurricane sandy was a bigger storm than it should have been because it was basically halloween. the storm should not have been blowing up like it did, but the water was still warm and when that happens the potential is always there for it to get bigger. >> all right. thank you very much, chad myers. >> you're welcome. >> you can catch "cnn presents: the coming storms." right here. >>> al gore, the biggest payday. according to the "new york...
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so hurricane sandy was a bigger storm than it should have been because it was basically halloween. the storm should not have been blowing up like it did, but the water was still warm and when that happens the potential is always there for it to get bigger. >> all right. thank you very much, chad myers. >> you're welcome. >> you can catch "cnn presents: the coming storms." right here. >>> al gore, the biggest payday. he's rolling in it. he wanted to get it off his hands after nearly eight years of getting almost nowhere with it. in some cases it's declined over time. that never happens in tv. but we saw him several months ago i want to sell it, i'm not sure to who and by the end of the day, he saw this was his only option. it's pretty clear al jazeera overpaid. >> they wanted to get access in the american market. the minute the deal is announced time warner cable says we're not going to air current anymore. what's going to happen here? i mean is this going to be a colossal failure? >> it's going require more than $500 million over time. they have homes like direct home, comcast. the
so hurricane sandy was a bigger storm than it should have been because it was basically halloween. the storm should not have been blowing up like it did, but the water was still warm and when that happens the potential is always there for it to get bigger. >> all right. thank you very much, chad myers. >> you're welcome. >> you can catch "cnn presents: the coming storms." right here. >>> al gore, the biggest payday. he's rolling in it. he wanted to get it...
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she's been pretty active with sandy relief aid. she's been photographed delivering relief packages to different areas that have been hit hard. she's been stepping up her profile on social media. she'd never been on facebook or twitter. and now, she's actually tweeting quite regularly. it's worth following her had #chelseaclinton. and tweets pictures of her mom. and with that, it is fitting with that purposefully fitting decision. she's sharing more. even though clinton haters give the clintons a lot of credit for shelter egg her and protecting her when she was in the white house. >> yeah. >> remember, when her mom ran in 2000, she was still a teenager. >> they did a good job of sheltering her. james, fun chatting with you. that's a wrap-up of "weekends with alex witt." straight ahead, more smart political walk with "up with chris hayes" and melissa harris perry to come here. crest whitestrips remove over 10 years of stains, just in time for a white holiday. crest 3d white whitestrips. ♪ i have direct deposit on my visa prepaid. m
she's been pretty active with sandy relief aid. she's been photographed delivering relief packages to different areas that have been hit hard. she's been stepping up her profile on social media. she'd never been on facebook or twitter. and now, she's actually tweeting quite regularly. it's worth following her had #chelseaclinton. and tweets pictures of her mom. and with that, it is fitting with that purposefully fitting decision. she's sharing more. even though clinton haters give the clintons...
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we don't know if that money is going directly to sandy victims. you know, the flood insurance program itself is broken. people should be asking why people are paying premiums, but yet the fund doesn't have enough money to pay out the claims. these are fundamental problems, and every time we get into a disaster, we do the exact same thing. we keep kicking the can down the road and asking our children to pay for it. that's what we're doing -- >> let me ask ron reagan to weigh in. ron, after the senate early passed its version of the sandy aid bill, senators john mccain and tom coburn put out a list of what they call questionable spending in it, including, for example, $2 million to repair damage to the roofs of museums in washington, d.c., while many in hurricane sandy's path still have no roof over their heads. $150 million for fisheries as far away from the storm's path as alaska. $15 million for nasa facilities though nasa itself has called damage from the hurricane minimal. all of those provisions were stripped from the bill the house approved t
we don't know if that money is going directly to sandy victims. you know, the flood insurance program itself is broken. people should be asking why people are paying premiums, but yet the fund doesn't have enough money to pay out the claims. these are fundamental problems, and every time we get into a disaster, we do the exact same thing. we keep kicking the can down the road and asking our children to pay for it. that's what we're doing -- >> let me ask ron reagan to weigh in. ron, after...
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we'll detail the shame of paul ryan and the sandy 67. >>> plus barney frank wants back into congress. and bill o'reilly does his best archie bunker. >> asian people are not liberal by nature. they're usually more industrious and hardworking. >> tonight actor george takei joins me to set o'reilly straight. good to have you with us tonight. thanks for watching. we told you how republicans are out about the way the debt ceiling works. today we saw the next phase of their misinformation campaign. tea party ron johnson went on msnbc this morning and hammered the president when it comes to spending cuts. >> president obama and the democrats have no intention. as a result, they have no plan to reduce the deficit, to reduce government's control in our lives. this isn't going to go away. we're not going to solve this thing, unfortunately, because president obama has no intention of solving it. hasn't given us a plan. this is going to go on time and time and time again. >> all right. let's be clear what republicans are talking about when they say spending cuts. they want major cuts to the big t
we'll detail the shame of paul ryan and the sandy 67. >>> plus barney frank wants back into congress. and bill o'reilly does his best archie bunker. >> asian people are not liberal by nature. they're usually more industrious and hardworking. >> tonight actor george takei joins me to set o'reilly straight. good to have you with us tonight. thanks for watching. we told you how republicans are out about the way the debt ceiling works. today we saw the next phase of their...
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for his vote against sandy relief. quote, seldom has a single vote in congress appeared as cold-blooded and hard headed as the one cast by representative steven palazzo last week. that he would rather make a philosophical point rather than help put back together communities. as he himself once put it is both shameful and offensive. this is an example of this kind of tea party ideology that just seems that people are not as important as the ideology even when they didn't feel that way under different circumstances, jackie. >> again, like we talked about the divide in the republican party, we saw a lot of east coast -- the republicans whose districts were effected by that really get very upset about that. >> peter king and others, yeah. >> exactly. i think this just illustrates the divide within the republican party. >> that bolsters my point that they are losing steam, but they seem to be able to check mr. boehner. >> and don't forget. the one reason they've been able to maintain the majority and the tea party people ma
for his vote against sandy relief. quote, seldom has a single vote in congress appeared as cold-blooded and hard headed as the one cast by representative steven palazzo last week. that he would rather make a philosophical point rather than help put back together communities. as he himself once put it is both shameful and offensive. this is an example of this kind of tea party ideology that just seems that people are not as important as the ideology even when they didn't feel that way under...
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you've already had a vote on the house side on the sandy insurance, the superstorm, but what's your first impression? >> well, it's -- it's exciting. it's an exciting time. we have family and about 80 people from our district in town, but it's also a very sobering time to be coming to congress because there's so many challenges facing us, most particularly the spending issue. we've got a huge spending problem in this country, and so, you know, while i'm excited for this new opportunity, i'm hopeful that we can find ways to work together. i'm also, you know, coming into this with a little bit of anxiety about the challenges facing us. >> and you have been on capitol hill as a staffer for many years so it's not a totally strange place to you. it's a strange place, but not totally strange. senator, how have you found it? >> you know, it's an interesting place because i think there is a sense from the outside that it's so, you know, there's so much conflict and people don't get along and you really don't sense that here, but i'm hoping that we can start this new congress with a new sense of c
you've already had a vote on the house side on the sandy insurance, the superstorm, but what's your first impression? >> well, it's -- it's exciting. it's an exciting time. we have family and about 80 people from our district in town, but it's also a very sobering time to be coming to congress because there's so many challenges facing us, most particularly the spending issue. we've got a huge spending problem in this country, and so, you know, while i'm excited for this new opportunity,...
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you saw the fight break out in the delay over hurricane sandy relief funding. take a look at how the fiscal cliff vote broke down by region. the fiscal cliff vote. john writes about it in "the new republic." i love these numbers. all in all, 85 republicans voted for the senate resolution and 151 voted against it. the opposition was centered in the old south. southern republicans opposed the measure by 83 to 10. 83 to 10 down south. the delegations from alabama, mississippi, georgia, virginia, tennessee, and south carolina were unanimously opposed. in the east, the northeast, house republicans were 24 to 1 in favor, with new york and pennsylvania unanimous. well, the danger for the gop is it's becoming a religious sectional ultraconservative party great at winning and holding gerrymandered seats but too willing to sacrifice entire regions of the country. former congressman chris shays is a republican from connecticut, and howard fineman is editorial director of "the huffington post" as well as an msnbc political analyst and our pal and my pal. look, chris shays,
you saw the fight break out in the delay over hurricane sandy relief funding. take a look at how the fiscal cliff vote broke down by region. the fiscal cliff vote. john writes about it in "the new republic." i love these numbers. all in all, 85 republicans voted for the senate resolution and 151 voted against it. the opposition was centered in the old south. southern republicans opposed the measure by 83 to 10. 83 to 10 down south. the delegations from alabama, mississippi, georgia,...
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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> i helped close the government twice. it actually worked. bill clinton came in and said the year of big government is over after two closures. not before. >> wow, the expert on government closing, newt gingrich. we're back. but some republicans are acting like it's 1995 again. conservatives are actually talking about shutting down the government to get their desired spending cuts. >> i believe that government shutdown gave us the impetus as we went forward to push toward some serious compromise. i believe it drove bill clinton in a very bipartisan direction. we also balanced the budget for the first time in four years, 1997, 1998, 1999. when i left, we had nearly a $200 billion surplus. >>
man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> i helped close the government twice. it actually worked. bill clinton came in and said the year of big government is...
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. >>> when president obama spoke at memorial services for the sandy hook victims, he said "newtown, you are not alone." and people, including the family of noah pozner, took him at his word, but now some are saying president obama has not been living up to the words "you are not alone." his mom put out a statement today. it reads, as the mother of a 6-year-old victim of a cold-bloodied massacre of school children, i'm puzzled and disappointed by the fact that i have had no information or opportunity to be heard on the upcoming legislative proposal in washington. with us now is alexi, noah's uncle. i understand you had concerns that your voice, your family's voice was not being heard by the white house. you just heard from them moments ago. what did they say? >> that's correct. the white house contacted me on my way -- while i was on my way to the show. i had sent an e-mail about eight days ago to an aide of president obama asking questions about whether the families would have an opportunity to speak about the proposal. and an opportunity to be heard. and i never received a response to
. >>> when president obama spoke at memorial services for the sandy hook victims, he said "newtown, you are not alone." and people, including the family of noah pozner, took him at his word, but now some are saying president obama has not been living up to the words "you are not alone." his mom put out a statement today. it reads, as the mother of a 6-year-old victim of a cold-bloodied massacre of school children, i'm puzzled and disappointed by the fact that i have...
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because, guess what, the storm sandy, it hit democrats and republicans. it did not discriminate against anybody. and this is what generally makes us come together. i've never seen the scenario before where we've not come together as a congress to help our american people. until now. >> are there prejudices against the northeast? it has been suggested that, you know, it is a moneyed area of the country, and that maybe those in different parts of the country feel that they don't want to put the money back into this part of the country. i mean, as absurd as that may sound, do you think that's part of it? geographically. >> look, it speaks for itself. because this is a storm we've not had anything like this on the east coast before. we've always on the east coast put more than our fair share into the national treasury. more than our fair share of money that goes into the national treasury that goes to some of these regions when there's a natural disaster, we willingly come together to say we're going to support them. this is the first time we've had a storm l
because, guess what, the storm sandy, it hit democrats and republicans. it did not discriminate against anybody. and this is what generally makes us come together. i've never seen the scenario before where we've not come together as a congress to help our american people. until now. >> are there prejudices against the northeast? it has been suggested that, you know, it is a moneyed area of the country, and that maybe those in different parts of the country feel that they don't want to put...
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when we come back, it's been 23 days since the shooting at sandy hook elementary. the gun violence continues. [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium-rich tums starts working so fast you'll forget you had heartburn. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> most of the kids were excited a policeman tol
when we come back, it's been 23 days since the shooting at sandy hook elementary. the gun violence continues. [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium-rich tums starts working so fast you'll forget you had heartburn. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. it has 7...
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you gotta taste this soup. >>> signing the first part of the sandy relief bill. this is a picture of president obama yesterday putting a signature on that bill which provides funding for the national flood insurance program. the house will be taking up a larger relief bill in the amount of about $51 billion. we are back with the big three. my panel today, doug, you are up first. what is your must read? >> i am recommending the analysis on the growing divide within the republican party between those from the south and the rest of the country. you saw it in a really lop sided vote in the house in the fiscal cliff deal where southern republicans opposed it and it was a coalition of other republicans. his question is, is that the future of the party. >> we were just talking about that. christina, your turn. >> "wall street journal" scoop last night that the administration is actually considering even lower than expected troop levels in afghanistan and a lot of other news outlets matched that reporting today. that is fascinating as you have this fight ahead on chuck h
you gotta taste this soup. >>> signing the first part of the sandy relief bill. this is a picture of president obama yesterday putting a signature on that bill which provides funding for the national flood insurance program. the house will be taking up a larger relief bill in the amount of about $51 billion. we are back with the big three. my panel today, doug, you are up first. what is your must read? >> i am recommending the analysis on the growing divide within the republican...
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then sandy hit. sandy was the worst storm to strike new jersey in our history. 346,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. nearly 7 million people and over 1,000 schools were without power. 116,000 new jerseyens were evacuated or displayed from their homes. 41,000 families are still displaced from their homes today. sandy may have damaged our homes and our infrastructure, but it did not destroy our spirit. the people of new jersey have comes together as never before across party lines, across ideological lines, across ages, and races, and backgrounds. from all parts of our state. even from out of state. everyone has come together. so today, let me start this address with a set of thank yous from me on behalf of the people of this great state. first, i want to thank the brave first responders, the national guard, and emergency management experts from around this state who prepared us for this storm and kept us safe in its aftermath. i want to thank the members of this legislature for their cooperation in
then sandy hit. sandy was the worst storm to strike new jersey in our history. 346,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. nearly 7 million people and over 1,000 schools were without power. 116,000 new jerseyens were evacuated or displayed from their homes. 41,000 families are still displaced from their homes today. sandy may have damaged our homes and our infrastructure, but it did not destroy our spirit. the people of new jersey have comes together as never before across party lines, across...
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when hurricane sandy struck we saw the results of the work that we had done together. while we can never entirely prevent damage or power outages, the response was in fact better and faster. once again, we saw a problem and together we worked to address it. if these past two years have proven anything, it is that we have the ability to rally around a common good and a common goal. we have done it in a way that just doesn't seem possible these days in some places and certainly not in washington, d.c. in december at the same time the leadership from each of your caucuses was meeting with my team for long hours, night after night, to develop a mitigation plan, our national budget was being driven to and then off a fiscal cliff. while we've worked to manage our state's finances, national inaction hangs like a dark cloud over our state budget. for the many connecticut families with someone working in our defense industry, washington's inability to 50d dress problems on a reasonable deadline is causing sleepless nights and it is unnecessary. and earlier this month, while man
when hurricane sandy struck we saw the results of the work that we had done together. while we can never entirely prevent damage or power outages, the response was in fact better and faster. once again, we saw a problem and together we worked to address it. if these past two years have proven anything, it is that we have the ability to rally around a common good and a common goal. we have done it in a way that just doesn't seem possible these days in some places and certainly not in washington,...
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then sandy hit. sandy was the worst storm to strike new jersey in 100 years. 346,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. nearly 7 million people and 1,000 schools had their power knocked out. 116,000 new jerseyans were evacuated or displaced from their homes. 41,000 families are still displaced from their homes. sandy may have damaged our homes and our infrastructure, but it did not destroy our spirit. the people of new jersey have come together as never before -- across party lines, across ideological lines, across ages, races and backgrounds, from all parts of our state, even from out of state. everyone has come together. so today, let me start this address with a set of thank- yous from me on behalf of the great people of this state. first, i want to thank the brave first responders, national guard, and emergency management experts who prepared us for this storm and kept us safe in its aftermath. [applause] i want to thank the members of this legislature for their cooperation in answering sandy's cha
then sandy hit. sandy was the worst storm to strike new jersey in 100 years. 346,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. nearly 7 million people and 1,000 schools had their power knocked out. 116,000 new jerseyans were evacuated or displaced from their homes. 41,000 families are still displaced from their homes. sandy may have damaged our homes and our infrastructure, but it did not destroy our spirit. the people of new jersey have come together as never before -- across party lines, across...
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sandy. but those increases have not helped ter resa. she has been working at the same bank for 10 years before being laid off. >> it affects everything. >> reporter: wall street would like better news. the numbers were in line with expectations but nothing to celebrate. >> we had lot of temporary hiring at the end of the year. it's nothing beyond that. a real true test of the numbers is the next reporting period. >> reporter: she has been job hunting for a year and half and took an overnight shift at a retail store to make ends meet. all told they added rough lit same as the year before. over 12 million americans are still looking for work. alexis christoforous, cbs news wall street. >>> the labor department actually revised november's rate upward. >>> we're going to take a live look at the funeral service in woodbridge for prince william county young. he was killed after his motorcycle -- authorities are looking into exactly how that officer was killed. >>> police are looking for the man wh
sandy. but those increases have not helped ter resa. she has been working at the same bank for 10 years before being laid off. >> it affects everything. >> reporter: wall street would like better news. the numbers were in line with expectations but nothing to celebrate. >> we had lot of temporary hiring at the end of the year. it's nothing beyond that. a real true test of the numbers is the next reporting period. >> reporter: she has been job hunting for a year and half...
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we don't know if the money is going to sandy victims. the flood insurance program itself is broken. people should ask why, people are paying premiums, but the fund doesn't have enough money to pay out the claims. these are fundamental problems and every time we get into a disaster, we do the exact same thing. keep kicking the can down the road and asking our children to pay for it that's what we're doing right now. >> let me ask ron reagan to weigh in after the senate passed an earlier version, senator john mccain and tom coburn talked about questionable things. $2 million to repair damage over mumps in washington, d.c. $15 million for nasa facilities, though nasa itself has called damage minimal. all of the provisions were stripped from the bill that the house approved today. it was pork free. what do you make of this? >> as far as provisions being in there in the first place, unfortunately, that's how sausages are made in washington, d.c. let's remember, we're talking about an appropriation that is some 10,000 million dollars. you cited less than $200 million out of the $10,000 mi
we don't know if the money is going to sandy victims. the flood insurance program itself is broken. people should ask why, people are paying premiums, but the fund doesn't have enough money to pay out the claims. these are fundamental problems and every time we get into a disaster, we do the exact same thing. keep kicking the can down the road and asking our children to pay for it that's what we're doing right now. >> let me ask ron reagan to weigh in after the senate passed an earlier...
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we need a comprehensive sandy recovery bill passed today. we hold you to your commitment january 15, not a day later. we need this complete bill. thank you. >> the gentleman from new jersey. >> at this time i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from new jersey who has seen the devastation. >> thank you, madam speaker. it has been 68 days since hurricane sandy devastated the northeast and over two months of suffering for my constituents. while it is unfortunately long overdue i'm pleased we are finally here acting to help the people of new jersey recover. this hurricane has caused billions of dollars of damage uprooting individuals and families from their homes, forcing businesses it close, and resulting in job loss and revenue loss. my constituents need help now to recover. i have witnessed firsthand the devastation in places lake seaside heights, and i can say that these places look like war zones after the storm. whole communities have been wiped out. governor christie estimated the damage in new jersey to be over $36 billion. i
we need a comprehensive sandy recovery bill passed today. we hold you to your commitment january 15, not a day later. we need this complete bill. thank you. >> the gentleman from new jersey. >> at this time i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from new jersey who has seen the devastation. >> thank you, madam speaker. it has been 68 days since hurricane sandy devastated the northeast and over two months of suffering for my constituents. while it is unfortunately...
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hurricane sandy and the drought that gripped so much of the country. back in 2011 we had 14 billion dollar weather events. usually we have four to six. this one is an interesting stat. we haven't had a tornado death in 194 days in this country. if we can make it three more days without a tornado death it will be the longest stretch ever recorded without a tornado fatality and this year was the fewest tornadoes since '89. although we had those billion dollar events and disasters we didn't have as many tornadoes as normal. now as far as what we're dealing with as far as the weather pattern very quiet in the west, very cold in many areas of the interior west. the pattern will change a little bit. we have a cut off flow that will move offshore saturday into california. plan on a dry day today san francisco up the coast. saturday upper level low will come with clouds and showers. prepare for that but no prothe through central california, chance of showers every where else sunday. details on that little approaching storm in your weekend forecast coming up. >
hurricane sandy and the drought that gripped so much of the country. back in 2011 we had 14 billion dollar weather events. usually we have four to six. this one is an interesting stat. we haven't had a tornado death in 194 days in this country. if we can make it three more days without a tornado death it will be the longest stretch ever recorded without a tornado fatality and this year was the fewest tornadoes since '89. although we had those billion dollar events and disasters we didn't have...
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it is an emotional spot mentioning the sandy hook massacre and featuring roxanna green, a mother of one of the victims killed during the tucson shooting two years ago. here's a look. >> my 9-year-old dur was murdered in the tucson shooting. i have one question for our political leaders. when will you find the courage to stand up to the gun lobby? >> that's part of the demand a plan campaign paid for by bloomberg's group, mayors against illegal guns. it is set to start airing in tucson just after 10:00 a.m. that's the same time of the shooting that nearly killed former rep gabby giffords. it will air in denver, milwaukee, and roanoke. >>> meanwhile a california democrat is planning a set of rare town hall meetings to discuss gun violence this week. rep mike thompson is the leader of the house democratic task force formed in the wake of the newtown connecticut shooting. he is hosting three gun violence prevention forums in northern california where he will enlist experts from law enforcement mental health, schools and local elected officials. this is a chance for thompson to discuss a wid
it is an emotional spot mentioning the sandy hook massacre and featuring roxanna green, a mother of one of the victims killed during the tucson shooting two years ago. here's a look. >> my 9-year-old dur was murdered in the tucson shooting. i have one question for our political leaders. when will you find the courage to stand up to the gun lobby? >> that's part of the demand a plan campaign paid for by bloomberg's group, mayors against illegal guns. it is set to start airing in...
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coming up on "money," couples house was completely ruined by super storm sandy. but after being stiffed on their claim by allstate, the insurance giant used their home in a commercial patting itself on the back for all of their great help getting staten island. the family is ready to sue and they're here to explain. plus, why wal-marts biggest competitors are crying foul ov their new ad campaign. can you ever have too much "money"? i don't think so. we will be right back. officex can help you drive supply costs... down... ...and down. just use your maxperks card and get a case of x-9 paper for on 1-cent after maxperks rewards. find thousands of big deals now... ...at officemax. melissa: now onto a story that reminds us a bit of david and goliath. a couple suffered catastrophic damage to their home during homg super storm sandy. they filed a claim with allstate but the insurance company only pays them 10 grand. the best part of this is allsta actually used images of the couple's home in itself for fight commercial basically saying how great the companies for helpi
coming up on "money," couples house was completely ruined by super storm sandy. but after being stiffed on their claim by allstate, the insurance giant used their home in a commercial patting itself on the back for all of their great help getting staten island. the family is ready to sue and they're here to explain. plus, why wal-marts biggest competitors are crying foul ov their new ad campaign. can you ever have too much "money"? i don't think so. we will be right back....
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we don't know if that money is going directly to sandy victims. you know, the flood insurance program itself is broken. people should be asking why people are paying premiums, but yet the fund doesn't have enough money to pay out the claims. these are fundamental problems, and every time we get into a disaster, we do the exact same thing. we keep kicking the can down the road and asking our children to pay for it. that's what we're doing -- >> let me ask ron reagan to weigh in. ron, after the senate early passed its version of the sandy aid bill, senators john mccain and tom coburn put out a list of what they call questionable spending in it, including, for example, $2 million to repair damage to the roofs of museums in washington, d.c., while many in hurricane sandy's path still have no roof over their heads. $150 million for fisheries as far away from the storm's path as alaska. $15 million for nasa facilities though nasa itself has called damage from the hurricane minimal. all of those provisions were stripped from the bill the house approved t
we don't know if that money is going directly to sandy victims. you know, the flood insurance program itself is broken. people should be asking why people are paying premiums, but yet the fund doesn't have enough money to pay out the claims. these are fundamental problems, and every time we get into a disaster, we do the exact same thing. we keep kicking the can down the road and asking our children to pay for it. that's what we're doing -- >> let me ask ron reagan to weigh in. ron, after...
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it is called sandy relief. there is so much pork in there that has nothing to do with helping the people's suffering that is a crime against the treasury. $9 billion is for immediate relief, but that is in the past. $50 billion of this, i will give you one example. amtrak had some damage. it is about $32 billion. the bill has $300 million for operating expenses because they operate at a loss. there's so much junk in this. $500 million to noa. >> what is noa? >> national oceanic and atmospheric -- they predict storms. >> this does not address the fundamental problem that sandy created. >> we have a system in which you burn $60 billion, twice the budget of the state of new jersey. >> noaa already exists and they have done an excellent job in predicting sandy. >> now they need more. >> more for noaa. >> deliberate over the way you deliberate -- >> we have to take a break and then we will look at what lies ahead for the president's cabinet. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is back home after treatment for a bl
it is called sandy relief. there is so much pork in there that has nothing to do with helping the people's suffering that is a crime against the treasury. $9 billion is for immediate relief, but that is in the past. $50 billion of this, i will give you one example. amtrak had some damage. it is about $32 billion. the bill has $300 million for operating expenses because they operate at a loss. there's so much junk in this. $500 million to noa. >> what is noa? >> national oceanic and...